forxinjiang, i remember we talked about xinjiang. allow me to say xinjiang is part of china.r to come, and the uyghur brothers and sisters are part of our nationalfabric. no—one can change these two megatrends involving xinjiang. i will go to xinjiang next month. i will be very proud in hopefully reporting to your bbc colleagues about what i see with my own eyes, with my own conscience about the realities in xinjiang, because i really believe people in xinjiang of so many different ethnic groups, they benefit from stability and development and their living standards are improving and they do not buy all these fabrications about the bad situation in xinjiang. why? because they are not true. that's the fundamental point about xinjiang. now, when we get to hong kong, you have said to me that everybody who faces any sort of government action and repressive action in hong kong is a supporter of independence and the hong kong republic. that patently is not true. there are many activists who simply want the one country, two systems principle to be recognised, and they believe that t

these mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang.king almost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. i want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. in this information age, why can't i contact my children? two years ago, in a meeting hall in istanbul, in dozens of similar accounts, uighurs from xinjiang told us how they'd lost all contact with the children. do you know where your children are now? so where are these children? shown that testimony, the chinese ambassador in london at the time denied the claims but promised to investigate. if you have people got their children lost, you give me names. with our interviewees�* permission, we sent him the names. in 2016, fearing china would force her to have an abortion, kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier. little did she know the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so cont

kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier.ow, the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so, contact with the outside world simply stopped. kalbina's husband was detained, and she hasn't seen him, or her five older children since. except for this. a video she discovered online filmed in a school hundreds of miles from the family home. "i'm sure it's my daughter," she told me. a claim china dismisses as a lie, although it hasn't provided any proof. after the promised to investigate, uk embassy officials confirmed receipt of our documents saying they had reported the matter to china. we sent follow—up e—mails but were told there was no feedback from beijing. and our requests for comment eventually went unanswered. we also handed over details of the missing relatives to officials in xinjiang, including copies of id cards, again without success. then, one year after his first appearance, the ambassador w

these mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang.t 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. i want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. in this information age, why can't i contact my children? two years ago, in a meeting hall in istanbul, in dozens of similar accounts, uyghurs from xinjiang told us how they'd lost all contact with the children. do you know where your children are now? so where are these children? shown that testimony, the chinese ambassador in london at the time denied the claims but promised to investigate. if you have people got their children lost, you give me names. with our interviewees�* permission, we sent him the names. in 2016, fearing china would force her to have an abortion, kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier. little did she know the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so contact with t

these mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang.ost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. i want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. in this information age, why can't i contact my children? two years ago, in a meeting hall in istanbul, in dozens of similar accounts, uighurs from xinjiang told us how they'd lost all contact with the children. do you know where your children are now? so where are these children? shown that testimony, the chinese ambassador in london at the time denied the claims but promised to investigate. if you have people got their children lost, you give me names. with our interviewees�* permission, we sent him the names. in 2016, fearing china would force her to have an abortion, kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier. little did she know the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so contact with

kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier.ow, the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so, contact with the outside world simply stopped. kalbina's husband was detained, and she hasn't seen him, or her five older children since. except for this. a video she discovered online filmed in a school hundreds of miles from the family home. "i'm sure it's my daughter," she told me. a claim china dismisses as a lie, although it hasn't provided any proof. after the promised to investigate, uk embassy officials confirmed receipt of our documents saying they had reported the matter to china. we sent follow—up e—mails but were told there was no feedback from beijing. and our requests for comment eventually went unanswered. we also handed over details of the missing relatives to officials in xinjiang, including copies of id cards, again without success. then, one year after his first appearance, the ambassador w

xinjiang produces roughly the world's poly silicon.ohn mcafee has been found dead in a spanish present so surely after it was enough to be extradited to the u.s. to base charges of financial crimes. the creator of the virus software had been jailed in spain since october on u.s. tax evasion charges. the spanish newspaper reported that he had appear to have taken his own life. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. anna: thank you. laura wright in london. coming up, bank of england day and there will be a tricky one in that the central bank has to balance the need to keep the economic recovery going while loosening inflation. all this while contending with a departing chief economist who has made it secretive his the most hawkish views. we will get into that conversation, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european market open this thursday morning. we have 15 minutes or go the start of the tradin

xinjiang also found two locally transmitted cases on thursday. one of those was a vaccinated restaurant worker in the airport. more than 400 flights from the airport were canceled on monday. but officials won't confirm to cnn the cause of the mass cancellations. for more on this let's bring in streechb young live from beijing. what more are you learn being the canceled flights from xinjiang after dozens of coronavirus cases were identified? >> these flight cancellations are probably not entirely surprising given the dramatically falling demand for air travel in and out of xinjiang, especially after local authorities added a testing requirement for all departing passengers. this latest culture should viewed as part of the wave that began about an month ago. the province has been seeing a surge. and that's why you see local authorities really taking a familiar page from their playbook in terms of multiple rounds of mass testing and a very strict and extensive contact tracing as well as targeted local lockdowns across the province. now when you look

in xinjiang.med: dan, the fact that the population in china is aging and that the available labor pool is shrinking, what are the ramifications of that for china's economy overall? >> the immediate impact is that there will be a declining trend in consumption, and the aging population means the innovation capacity will also be declining in a few years. but then, for the long term, i actually think the declining population is more of a blessing than a curse for china. otherwise, unemployment will have become a bigger problem. if we look at china's labor market now, for many of the sectors, we are having a labor surplus problem, not a labor shortage. for example, if you look at each industry usually, the coder's age is kept at 35. if you're above 35 years old, you're not going to be hired by many companies as a coder. and as a researcher for college, then that similar situation, 35 years is basically an age cap, so for the next 10 years to come, china's progress to replace humans with machines will

a series of hearings in london gathered evidence on whether alleged human rights abuses in the xinjiangaired by the barrister sir geoffrey nice, heard from about 30 witnesses. a former conservative party leader explained what had happened. on wednesday, the 9th ofjune, the government of the xinjiang uighur autonomous region held a press conference featuring relatives — it's a disgrace, this — of uighur exiles abroad coerced to give statements claiming to falsify the testimony of those who had given evidence to the uighur tribunal. we know already that the chinese government monitors, intimidates, and harasses uighurs living abroad, including uk citizens — and we've seen members of this house, as well, attempting to be intimidated. we're very concerned about members of the uighur diaspora, including in the uk, being harassed by the chinese authorities. this is an effort to intimidate them into silence, force them to return to china, or to co—op them into providing other information on other uighurs. and this activity, mr speaker, is unacceptable. we've raised our concerns directly with t

china prevents independent journalists and human rights organisations from operating freely in xinjiang a place of harmony. but the witnesses who've come to london to testify at a self—styled tribunal will tell a very different story. it has no government backing or legal force, and china has vehemently denounced everyone involved. translation: the so-called uighur special tribunal - is neither legal nor credible. it's just another anti—china farce, concocted by a few people. the chinese authorities say that the witnesses to the tribunal are all acting, are actors, that this is a show. both say they've come to london to put the spotlight on the uighurs�* collective suffering, and china's efforts to erase their identity. caroline hawley, bbc news. the president of the committee organising the tokyo olympics, seiko hashimoto, has told the bbc that the games will go ahead as planned — despite mounting opposition in her country. with 50 days to go until last year's delayed olympics begin — and with the first athletes arriving injapan —10,000 volunteers have quit, citing safety fears, and 10

will ban some solar products made in xinjiang and u.s. banks could be set to unleash billions of dollars in dividends and share buybacks with results from the feds stress test due later thursday. haidi: sophie kamaruddin is in hong kong. sophie. sophie: asian stocks may falter after the two day again. we are seeing nikkei futures moved to the downside and kiwi stocks slightly higher for a third session. u.s. menus edging higher after the mixed session we saw on wall street. the nasdaq clenched another record high while the s&p 500 slipped and checking in on currencies, we did see the dollar hit a speed bump, seeing the yen recover some losses but it is the 111 handle. this bond policy divergence between the boj and other g7 banks and goldman seeing more dollar strength in the near term. currencies are penciling in 640 and three months. the fed shift has arguably truncated the risk of a sharp dollar depreciation driven by high inflation and very low real rates. we have seen the dollar strength coming up late given dollar bears are heading

they did not the statement criticizing chinese policies in hong kong and xinjiang.eijing also took aim at nato, alleging that lance has inflicted turmoil around the road. china's air force has sent more than two dozen planes near taiwan, raising military pressure on taipei. the chinese foreign ministry says 28 aircraft entered the zone, is the largest exercise of its kind this year. chinese military aircraft have frequently entered that zone over the past year. athletes and officials will face a range of penalties at the olympics if they do not follow virus particles. the final version of the game's playbook says failure to comply with testing and social distancing rules could result in disciplinary action. penalties range from fines to being disqualified. the japanese public is still divided over holding the event. the u.k. and australia signed a trade deal as britain tries to expand its economic ties around the world. the agreement would cut tariffs on products including scotch whiskey, clothing, and cars, and reduce levies on agricultural products, sparking anger

china has long defended its policies in xinjiang saying they are needed to combat extremism.lawmakers in oregon have voted toxpel republican state representative mike nearman after video surfaced showing him literally opening the door to let armed right-wing protesters enter the state capitoin deceer at a me when e building was closed to the public. daysefore thincident nearman spoke on a livestream where heave out his phone number and explained how he could help them get inside. >> if you say, "i'm at the west entrance" somebody might exit that door while you're standing there. amy: the breach of the oregon capitol building occurred about two weeks before the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. capitol. meanwhile, six california men, including a former police chief, have been indicted on federal conspiracy charges for their role in the january 6 insurrection in washington. several of the men are connected to the far-right three percenters movement. in north carolina, a state autopsy confirms andrew brown, jr., a black man who was shot by sheriff's deputies in april, died of a

is banning the import of solar panel materials that are manufactured in xinjiang, china, which the u.ssays is made by forced labor of the muslim uyghur minority. the u.s. added five companies to its import and export blacklist over the human rights concerns. china is the largest global provider of parts for solar power. cotton and tomato products from xinjiang are also prohibited following bans issued during the trump administration. in florida, at least four people are dead and 99 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story condominium near miami beach suddenly collapsed early thursday morning. rescue crews used dogs and earth-moving equipment to sift through the building's wreckage, freeing dozens of trapped survivors. the high-rise apartment in the town of surfside was built in 1981 and was undergoing a required 40-year recertification process. it was due to undergo repairs for rusted steel and damaged concrete. it is not known if saltwater corrosion or neglect played a role in its sudden collapse just after 1:00 thursday. a.m. house speaker nancy pelosi will create a select comm

first there is tesla after listening to them avoid the xinjiang issue, not much to say about human rightsa loose cannon but he knows how to make money. and china could be their biggest market apple has created a massive number of jobs in china so i'm much more confident than i have been that they'll be able to sell iphones over there. i'm hopeful now that boeing, which is still waiting for certification for the 737 max gets it because the chinese need planes lots of them and you see that happens, stock goes to 300. all of that said the community party controls all of the decisions. if they want to get rid of nike, they could do that that is why it went up so much and the shorts thought it would happen and any story could change on a dime and the short sure hope they will because that stock was up 15% last night, though, nike and starbucks shows american companies that if they keep their mouth shut about human rights, yeah, then china will let them make a lot of money not exactly profiles encouraged but at the end of the day these executives have a fiduciary duty and that duty is to you. t

we shall see what happens group of seven did confront beijing from human rights abuses to xinjiang torld health organization into origins that have wuhan lab one hundred billion dollars, helping pao countries reduce carbon emissions, global warning, at home two governor calling for help to deal with crisis at the southern border, governor greg abbott, did you agree ducey writing a letter to help skir that border both republicans -- the biden administration for immigration policies customs and border protection says it has you turn toed get this 900,000 migrants this fiscal year this is high evidenced number in 15 years. >> the biden administration pulling two billion dollars, in funding from the prosecuted wall going towards military projects 11 states territories, 16 countries. >> well following breaking news, novavax reporting coronavirus vaccine more than 90% effective look at the stock go up more than 20 bucks a share company, also reporting two dose regimen is one hundred percent effective protecting against mot and severe disease plan to file for regulatory approval third quarte

rights groups say that at least one million weaker than other muslims have been detained in the xinjiangegi. china denies abuses have taken place and says its network of camps have offered reeducation and vocational training. the international criminal court announced in december it would not investigate, because china, as a nonmember, was outside of its jurisdiction. bean ball, the international court of justice cannot -- meanwhile, the international court of justice can only take a case approved by the un security council. the tbunal's launch mes a week ahead of the g7 summit in the u.k., to be joined by u.s. president joe biden, who has been urging western democracies to take a tougher line on china. >> the european union has banned belarus aircraft from flying over the block pulse -- the box airspace. that's the block -- a block's airspace. roman protasevich appeared on a television station in numbers. his family says he was coerced into making a confession on tv. >> in an appearance on national television, roman protasevich praises the president of belarus and admits that trying to

that word is xinjiang, the province in western china. statement of principles at the end of the summit should be with regard to china. the fact that china was in the communique was a big win from the white house's perspective. take a listen to the president at the news conference. >> we had a president last, who basically said it's not a problem. it is the existential problem facing humanity. i convey to my g7 counterparts that the united states is going to do our part. america is back at the table. america is back at the table. i noticed there was a lot of coverage of my individual comments made by my colleagues about how we were all getting along together. but the truth of the matter is we did. i felt a genuine sense of enthusiasm that america was back at the table and fully, fully engaged. and now i'm going to be heading off to brussels, to nato, and the same -- many of the same people will be at that table at nato, to make the case, we are back as well. the bottom line is, i think we've made some progress in reestablishing american c

the g7 explicitly agreed to called out human right as bruces in xinjiang and hong kong and to deal with china nonmarkts policies that undermine competition and that is underway now how to do that. three to take serious actions against forced labor in solar agriculture and the garment industries because that is where it is happening and they've agreed to do that. and to launch what i said earlier, i feel very strongly, i proposed that we have a -- a democratic alternative to the belt and road initiative, to build back better. and they've agreed to that and that is underway as the details of that we agreed that we'll put together a committee to do that and come up with that. and thirdly that we're going to insist on high standards for climate friendly transparent alternative to the belt and road initiative. but in the meantime we're going to move forward. look, um, i think it is always -- let me put it this way, i know this is going to sound somewhat prosaic, but i think we're in a contest, not with china per se, but in a contest with autocrats. autocratic governments around the world. as

. >> the g7 explicitly agreed to call out human rights abuses in xinjiang and hong kong. >> reporter: the president also tried to offer billions of loans to low-income countries building its own worldwide power. >> what we have is largely an agreement on the need to offer a much more attractive alternative to the model that china is proposing for the world. >> the president then meets with nato allies in brussels, who may be more inclined to protect their own trade ties with china than promote conversation. at that meeting, president biden is going to offer proposed sanctions against russia in exchange for global attacks. >> they need to know when they do this, there are consequences to their actions and we're going to hit them back. prior to his sit-down with president putin, president biden said he can work with the russian president, even though putin said last week that relations with the u.s. is at an all-time low. >>> larry gerstin, we saw the headline from the g7 summit. what do you think the big takeaway was? >> joe biden, of course, has been very involved in foreign affairs a

are “callinon china to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to xinjiangrights, freedoms and high degree of autonomy for hong kong.” during theeeting the countries did not reach agreement on completely ending the use of coal, but mr. biden did say the other leaders noticed a significant change in e u.s. position on global warming. >> one of the things some of my colleagues said to me when i was there was, well, the united states's leadership recognizes there is global warming. and i know that sounds silly, but, you know, we had a president last who basically said it's not a problem, global warming. it is the existential problem facing humanity and is being treated that way. >> sreenivasan: on wednesday, president biden will meet with russian president vladimir putin in switzerland. during the conference he was asked if he agrees with putin's statement that the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years. >> i think he's right. it's a low point. and it depends on how he responds to acting consistent with inter

. -- from xinjiang.hor: there are 50 days left until the delayed summer olympic games are due to start in tokyo. but there's a lot of debate about whether they should go ahead at all. the international olympic committee insists that the event could be held safely. not many people in japan are convinced. reports suggest that some 12% of the 80,000 volunteers for the olympics and paraolympics have already quit. the country is in the middle of a fourth wave of covid infections. from tokyo now. reporter: this is sport in the time of covid. cheering is strictly forbidd. masks are mandatory. and thermal cameras scan every passing body. it's sunday night in kawasaki and for football fans flocking to watch their local team, all of this is now routine. >> i'm going to take all prevention measures we can take. and we'll be watching the game away from other fans. reporter: inside, just 5,000 spectators are allowed. >> they've been holding football matches like this in japan with audiences throughout the covid pande

and while the policy�*s being relaxed across most of the country, in xinjiang, there�*s evidence thene china insists that�*s entirely voluntary. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei. this is bbc news — the latest headlines... japanese tennis player — noami osaka — has withdrawn from the french open — following her decision to boycott post—match media duties at roland garros. american is marking the centenary of the tulsa massacre — the worst single act of racial violence in the country�*s history. india�*s government says that the country�*s high levels of covid deaths have led to more than 550 children becoming orphans in the past two months. the government has urged people to be on the look out for child trafficking that is disguised as adoption. the bbc�*s divya arya is in delhi and has this report. first it was her father, then her mother. covid made soni and her two siblings orphans. translation: no-one wanted to touch our parents after they| died, but we could do that. so i dug my mother�*s grave and buried her. i did it all alone. she wore ppe to bury her mother. a photographer cap

china prevents independent journalists and human rights organisations from operating freely in xinjiang pictures from state media show the region as a happy tourist destination. chinese officials call it a place of harmony. but the witnesses who've come to london to testify at a self—styled tribunal will tell a very different story. it has no government backing or legal force, and china has vehemently denounced everyone involved. translation: the so-called uighur special tribunal - is neither legal nor credible. it's just another anti—china farce, concocted by a few people. the chinese authorities say that the witnesses to the tribunal are all acting, are actors, that this is a show. both say they've come to london to put the spotlight on the uighurs�* collective suffering, and china's efforts to erase their identity. caroline hawley, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. four countries have started legal action against iran over the accidental shooting down of a ukrainian airliner near tehran last year. ukraine, britain, sweden and canada all had citizens aboard the plane.

china prevents independent journalists and human rights organisations from operating freely in xinjiang these pictures from state media show the region as a happy tourist destination. chinese officials call it a place of harmony. but the witnesses who've come to london to testify at a self—styled tribunal will tell a very different story. it has no government backing or legal force, and china has vehemently denounced everyone involved. translation: the so-called uighur special tribunal - is neither legal nor credible. it's just another anti—china farce, concocted by a few people. the chinese authorities say that the witnesses to the tribunal are all acting, are actors, that this is a show. both say they've come to london to put the spotlight on the uighurs�* collective suffering, and china's efforts to erase their identity. caroline hawley, bbc news. the detained bela rusian opposition journalist roman protasevich has appeared again on state television, tearfully confessing to helping to organise anti—government protests. he is also seen recanting his criticism of belarus's authoritaria

chinese authorities have been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in xinjiang province, home. thousands of police have been patrolling the streets of hong kong to stop people commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 massacre in tiananmen square in beijing. the authorities had banned vigils, citing coronavirus restrictions. areas where people usually gather to mark the date — including victoria park — were closed off. police say six people were arrested. a group of geologists sent by the mexican government have arrived in the state of puebla to examine a huge sinkhole that appeared a week ago on agricultural land. the hole has been growing larger by the day and is now around 100 metres across and 20 metres deep. when an australian pathology technician noticed people bringing their dogs along to drive—through covid test centres — she quickly realised it was a perfect photo—op. by the time the car gets to me i am already out of my seat going, where is the dog, the dog. my name is tiffany. i work for covid testing sites across australia and i run the swab dogs instagram page. i'

the g7 explicitly agreed to call out human rights abuses in xinjiang and in hong kong explicitly. two, to coordinate a common strategy to deal with china, nonmarket policies that undermein kampfitition. they've agreed and that's under way how to do that. and forced labor in solar agriculture and the garment industries because that's where it's happening and they've agreed we'll do that. to launch what i said earlier, i really feel very strongly, i proposed that we have a democratic alternative to the belt and road initiative, the build back better, and they've agreed to that and that's under way as the details of that we agreed we put together a committee to do that and come up with that. and thirdly that we are going to insist on high standards for climate friendly, transparent alternative to the belt and road initiative, but in the meantime, we're going to move forward. look, i think it's always -- let me put it this way. i know this is going to sound somewhat prosaic, but i think we're in a contest, not with china per se, but a contest with autocrats. autocratic governments aro

and while the policy's being relaxed across most of the country, in xinjiang, there's evidence the controlsdrop—off in uighur birth rates, a decline china insists that's entirely voluntary. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei. india's government says that the country's high levels of covid deaths have led to more than 550 children becoming orphans in the past two months. the government has urged people to be on the look out for child trafficking that is disguised as adoption. the bbc�*s divya arya is in delhi and has this report. first it was her father, then her mother. covid made soni and her two siblings orphans. translation: no-one wanted to touch our parents after they| died, but we could do that. so i dug my mother's grave and buried her. i did it all alone. she wore ppe to bury her mother. a photographer captured the girl all on her own. soni is 18 and must now raise her younger brother and sister. she may be old enough, but young children are vulnerable. under the law, if a child becomes an orphan, you must report it to the national helpline. it then notifies state social workers who ve

saying they are making up lies and baseless claims and allegations about china and its policy of xinjiang last week when the foreign ministry spokesperson of china, responding to a question so that they believe the ties with russia were grown for the world peace and stability. so we can expect china to have a pretty strong response to today's nato summit saying they are playing small circle politics. i was going to ask you that some of the rhetoric ofjoe biden is not so dissimilarfrom the hostile rhetoric from donald trump's time. but with trumpet seemed like economic tariffs and with biden will the approach be different? while you are right that the biden ministration has maintained a lot of the policy from the trumpet ministration on china, but as you remember trump was very focused on trade with china. while the new administration is more comprehensive and sophisticated in their strategy towards china. for example in the past few days you have seen this series of diplomatic events for the budget ministration refers to china and the communist regime but emphasises the ideological differ

and while the policy�*s being relaxed across most of the country, in xinjiang, there�*s evidence thet�*s entirely voluntary. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. football�*s copa america heads to brazil — maybe. the government there says a deal is yet to be done. this is bbc news — the latest headlines... japanese tennis player — noami osaka — has withdrawn from the french open — following her decision to boycott post—match media duties at roland garros. america is marking the centenary of the tulsa massacre — the worst single act of racial violence in the country�*s history. while india is facing a devastating second wave of the pandemic, it has not taken its eye off its border with china in its northern luh—daak region. a year ago, both countries rushed tens of thousands of troops to the border — accusing each other of intruding into their territory in the himalayan region. several rounds of talks have not reduced tensions between the two asian powers. ( map)here�*s an exclusive report by the bbc�*s anbarasan ethirajan who has been to the pan—g

human rights organisation amnesty international says china is committing crimes against humanity in xinjiangt is home to the uyghurs and other muslim minorities. in a report published on thursday, amnesty call on the un to investigate, and say china has subjected uyghurs, kazakhs, and other muslims to mass detention, surveillance, and torture. the united states is offering a reward of up $3 million for information on attacks on american troops in iraq. the announcement follows an overnight drone strike on baghdad airport, where us personnel are based. the state department said there was no serious damage or casualties from wednesday's attack. france is to scale down counter—terrorism operations in the sahel region of west africa after eight years. more than 5000 troops are deployed in the area as part of operation barcan to fight a growing islamist insurgency. the remnants of the french force will be incorporated into a broader international mission. a new study has found that almost half the plastic polluting the seas comes from takeaway food and drinks. scientists from the university of ca

human rights organisation amnesty international says china is committing crimes against humanity in xinjianghat is home to the uyghurs and other muslim minorities. in a report published on thursday, amnesty call on the un to investigate, and say china has subjected uyghurs, kazakhs, and other muslims to mass detention, surveillance, and torture. the united states is offering a reward of up $3 million for information on attacks on american troops in iraq. the announcement follows an overnight drone strike on baghdad airport, where us personnel are based. the state department aid there was no serious damage or casualties from wednesday's attack. france is to scale down counter—terrorism operations in the sahel region of west africa after eight years. more than 5000 troops are deployed in the area as part of operation barkhane to fight a growing islamist insurgency. the remnants of the french force will be incorporated into a broader international mission. a new study has found that almost half the plastic polluting the seas comes from takeaway food and drinks. scientists from the university of

chinese authorities have been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in xinjiang province, homebility. thousands of police have been patrolling the streets of hong kong to stop people commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 massacre in tiananmen square in beijing. the authorities had banned vigils, citing coronavirus restrictions. areas where people usually gather to mark the date — including victoria park — were closed off. police say six people were arrested. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has urged the catholic church to take responsibility for its management of indigenous residential schools, following the reported discovery of the remains of more than 200 children at a former school. a group of geologists sent by the mexican government have arrived in the state of puebla to examine a huge sinkhole that appeared a week ago on agricultural land. the hole has been growing larger by the day and is now around 100 metres across and 20 metres deep. finance ministers from the g7 leading economies are said to be close to agreement on a fairer international tax system

, though, is answering these allegations that there have been significant human rights abuses in xinjianglike this won't be mentioned. rather, it's a time to draw attention to what are seen as the major accomplishments of the government here. stephen mcdonell in beijing. and over the next few hours, we'll have in—depth coverage of the various events in china marking that 100th anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party. do stay with us on bbc news. police in france say they have arrested a woman suspected of causing a huge crash during the tour de france bicycle race on saturday. this is what happened to the peloton of riders. dozens of them came down after a spectator allegedly stepped into their path, holding a large sign, which struck one of the leading bunch. as a result of the crash, one rider had to pull out of the tour and eight others needed treatment for their injuries. and that's a replay of the moment itself which led to the crash. on thursday, princes william and harry will come together to unveil a statue of their mother, the late diana, princess of wales, on